San Marino · Government
Government and administration in San Marino
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Heads of State — Two Captains Regent
- Joint heads of state for six-month terms.
- Executive — Congress of State
- Cabinet answerable to the Council.
- Legislative — Grand and General Council
- Single-chamber parliament of 60 members.
- Judicial — Ordinary courts plus the Collegio Garante
- Largely staffed by external Italian jurists.
How legislation is made
Laws are adopted by the Grand and General Council and promulgated in the name of the Captains Regent.
Enforcement institutions
- Gendarmerie and Civil Police
- National law-enforcement corps.
- Procuratore del Fisco
- Public prosecutor for criminal matters.
Government bodies and regulators
- judicialSingle Court Registry (Cancelleria del Tribunale Unico)Handles filings and records for all jurisdictions.
- executiveTax Office (Ufficio Tributario)Assesses and collects the general income tax and import tax.
- independentChamber of Commerce (Camera di Commercio)Supports business formation and licensing.
- independentFinancial Intelligence Agency (Agenzia di Informazione Finanziaria)Supervises anti-money-laundering compliance.
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